The health ministry in April 2018 notified a ban on private firms from manuacturing and selling oxytocin, stating that it wanted to restrict the responsibility of supplying the drug to a Karnataka-based public sector manufacturer to avoid its misuse in the veterinary field.

NHPC Ltd, which currently operates eight hydropower projects in J&K, has entered into agreements with JKSPDC and the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) to execute projects like the Ratle Hydroelectric Project, which has a capacity of 850 MW.

The e-Commerce Guidelines for Consumer Protection 2019 will be applicable on all business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce platforms, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs, which has sought feedback from stakeholders by September 16.

In a letter to employees about the move, parts of which The Indian Express has viewed, Sun Pharmaceutical has announced it will shut down its Tandalja and Akota CPUs, part of the company’s Vadodara Research and Development (R&D) unit.

With the country now setting its sights on the top 25 ranks, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry identifies the measures it may have to take, and how the changing trajectory of trade and innovation will impact the global intellectual property framework.